The Nikon D5300 is the successor to the year old D5200 featuring a similar 24-Mpix CMOS sensor of it predecessor but lacking an optical low pass filter for improved clarity. Read on to find out how well the new camera performs.

The new model features the same 24-Mpix CMOS sensor minus the optical low pass filter (OLPF) for improved fine-detail rendering and image sharpness. It also has sensitivity settings running from 100 to 12,800 ISO plus expansion to 25600, and a slightly larger 3.2-inch articulated rear TFT display.

This new model also has the 39-point AF module and metering system from D7000 and is the first DSLR from the firm to include built-in WiFi capture and image transfer options as well as GPS tagging.

Additionally, the Nikon D5300 has improved video capabilities with full HD 1920 x 1080p capture up to 60 fps complete with full-time AF and subject tracking.

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Re: D5300

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<div id="linkdxomark">This a comment for <a href="http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Nikon/D5300">this page on the website</a></div>I am surprised that the D5300 did not test much higher on the DXO score.Is the sensor tested by itself or in the camera?Does the Expeed 4 processor factor into the results at all?

I've had a D5100, a D7000, and a D7l00.The images I am getting with my D5300 are much better at ISO 12,800 than any of those were at ISO 6400 and even somewhat better than they were at ISO 3200.

As for movies, the D5300 is so much better that there is no comparison.

Sorry, I find that hard to believe.

I did develop a bunch of high/highest ISO images from dpreview and IR with ACR, and my findings somewhat contradict the DXO ratings.

b) With slight noise reduction, chroma noise clears up visibly better in D5300 than in D7100/5200

c) D5300 shows considerable color bleed using the chroma noise slider in ACR beyond a certain point (best verified in images with a color checker)

d) Detail retention was worse in D5300 at highest ISO. While the noise seems to dissolve better with noise reduction in ACR, objects seemed to "disintegrate", while D7100/5200 did a visibly better job "keeping things together" (for lack of a better word)

e) Banding/pattern noise is completely absent in D5300, no matter how much you torture RAW files in PP. D7100/5200 show banding at high/highest iso in dark areas.

f) At higher (highest) iso, D5300 images tend to look dull and grayed out in darker areas, which means I´d use the black slider in ACR quite a bit with the D5300.

g) Overall, ISO-performance of the D5300 seems to be in between D3200 and D7100/5200.

So, to me it´s a mixed bag concerning iso performance of the D5300. Testimages taken of color checkers and other flat objects can be wonderfully low in noise, but do not tell you much about more 3-dimensional objects with fine detail. Strangely the D5300 shows slightly more chroma noise without noise reduction, which however clears up much better with just a little bit of noise reduction, compared to D7100/5200. but that doesn´t seem to indicate overall better object representation at high ISO in the image.

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Hello,

Interesting comment but it is worth noting the DxOMark sensor score only evaluate sensor RAW characteristic. The Expeed 4 processor does not impact sensor results but final RGB picture.Final image are not assessed here. If you are looking for further information about RGB picture, you can check our partner website: www.dpreview.com or www.focus-numerique.com

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Re: Lens test

Hello,

Thanks for your kind support, we are working on it. Next week, we will deliver D3200 results which were very late, and then Nikon D5300 should be reviewed. The publication should be made before Christmas!

Good update

Very nice to see that 5300 has better design of body (not piece of soap like 5200). That is best choice for those who joined dslr not so long time ago and don`t need AF motor from 7100, as a result better price and weight. Probably you again postpone (or you don`t plan to publish it at all) lens results for d3200, but for 5300 it is much more interesting.

Nikon D5300 review

<div id="linkdxomark">This a comment for <a href="http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Nikon/D5300">this page on the website</a></div>The performance of the sensors (D5300-D5200-D7100) seems to be within margin of error.

Also i noticed that D5300 scores are a bit lower because it's measured ISO is a higher (which leads to more noise under high-iso settings and lower DR&color depth under low iso settings) that of D5200-D7100. If we normalize it, i think D5300 score will be equal to them.

D5200/D7100 used Toshiba made sensors but what about D5300?

P.S: I think it's useless to make lens recommendations for D5200 for now, because it is now superseded by D5300, which with absense of OLPF achieves greater resolution/sharpness, though it can show similar results as D7100.